The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town of St. Joe, Arkansas, was founded a few miles north of the Buffalo River around 1860 by Bill Campbell, Ben Henley Sr., Dr. George Turney, Captain Harry Love, Decatur Robinson, and Matt Tyson. Mill Creek, near the current post office on U.S. Highway 65, was the original town location. Wagon trains traveled from the town to Springfield, Missouri, where produce was sold and goods were purchased and brought back to the stores. The History and Folklore of Searcy County Arkansas states that St. Joe was originally called Monkey Run. The area came by its current name around 1900, when six miners from St. Joseph, Missouri, received the largest quantity of mail to come into the post office. The outpost eventually became known as St. Joe, Arkansas. Mines, and rumors of mines, feature largely in the story of St. Joe's past. It is worth noting that one of the nearby settlements is named S…
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3 historic places in St. Joe
3 places in St. Joe are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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When they were listed
Listed 1985Benjamin Franklin Henley House
Listed 1993St. Joe Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Depot
Listed 2011Henley HotelThen & now
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